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59860

Polson, MT · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,897
Median household income
$62,047
People below poverty
15.8%
Median home value
$441,500

Income

The median income of households in 59860 was $62,047. An estimated 6.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.4
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 18.5
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9
$100,000 to $149,999 16.2
$150,000 to $199,999 6.6
$200,000 or more 5.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58872
Female 46779

An estimated 65.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,293. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.2
Social Security 45.4
Retirement income 30.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.5

In 2020-2024, 9.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 30% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 59860 in 2020-2024, 91% had health insurance coverage and 9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.3% and public coverage was 47.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 59860 had a total population of 11,897 - 6,114 (51.4%) females and 5,783 (48.6%) males. The median age was 47.4 years. An estimated 21.2% of the population was under 18 years, 23.2% was 19 to 44 years, 27.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 59860 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 227 307
5 to 9 401 390
10 to 14 284 381
15 to 19 436 309
20 to 24 270 294
25 to 29 262 138
30 to 34 246 282
35 to 39 338 360
40 to 44 184 396
45 to 49 302 402
50 to 54 396 410
55 to 59 387 346
60 to 64 445 583
65 to 69 507 462
70 to 74 422 448
75 to 79 334 239
80 to 84 215 225
85 and over 127 142

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.2% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 7.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.5% of the people in 59860 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74% of the people in 59860 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,899 households in 59860. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.5% of the households in 59860 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.2% of all households, while 19.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.6% of all households.

In 59860, 20.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.5
Cohabiting Couples 6.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.4% of males and 53.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.6 24.3
Now married, except separated 53.4 53.7
Separated 1.2 1.2
Widowed 5.9 7.8
Divorced 13 13

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 59860, 127 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 59860 were U.S. natives. 47.6% of the 59860 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 59860 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 59860 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 59860.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 23.9
Asia 22.8
Europe 24.1
Africa 3.7
Northern America 23.1
Oceania 2.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 59860 in 2020-2024, 3.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 1.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 59860 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.3
Different house, same county 2.2
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 3.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 34.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 59860 was 2,525 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 69 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,917. College or graduate school enrollment was 539.

Educational Attainment of People in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.1
High school diploma or equivalency 22.5
Some college, no degree 25.8
Associate's degree 10.8
Bachelor's degree 21.7
Graduate or professional degree 13.1

Disability

In 59860, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 59860, 51.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,710 73.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 809 16
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 520 10.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 59860 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.6
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 4.8
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 13.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.7
Information 3.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 5.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 59860 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,242 44.4
Service occupations 910 18
Sales and office occupations 984 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 348 6.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 562 11.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.8% of 59860 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.1
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 9.3

In 2020-2024, 59860 had a total of 6,770 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 14.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.4
Mobile homes 5.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

7.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 59860 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 59.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 59860 had 4,899 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,871 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.8% while renters occupied 27.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.95.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 34% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 59860:

House Heating Fuel Used in 59860 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21
Electricity 66.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.7
All other fuels 9.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 59860 was $441,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.2 % had a mortgage. 41.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,820 and for owners without a mortgage it was $574.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 59860 was $926. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.